The 19th century was called "the first age of great children's books."
- Literature for girls emphasized home and family, conformity
- Literature for boys emphasized hard work. achieving success
- Genres - domestic novel (mid 1800s), dime novel, the series, realism (late 1800s)
- Popular novels of the 19th century: Adventure's of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, Robin Hood, Treasure Island, Little Women, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Boat Club (series), The Story of a Bad Boy (realism)
- Wider readership, competition among publishing houses
- First writer's to gain national attention - Louisa May Alcott, Horatio Alger
- Book Cover for Horatio Alger's Adrift in New York
- First Edition Book Cover Little Women